Identification title(s): crabs on the shore. Object type: print surimono object number: rp-p-1986-467. Catalog reference: forrer 454. Jap cat v 258. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: three crabs on the water. The movement of the water is indicated with silver lines. With two poems, one of them by the actor ichikawa danjûrô vii (shichidaime sanshô): we went to the salty wet to see the first sunrise, but fog came in with the step of a crab - it is uncertain whether this also means that it happened sideways. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: yashima gakutei (mentioned on object), poet: shichidaime sanshô (mentioned on object), poet: bunbunsha (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: japan. Date: ca. 1827. Physical features: color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments. Material: paper technique: color woodcut. Dimensions: top: h 202 mm (shikishiban) × w 184 mm explanation a surimono is a luxurious print in which an image is combined with one or more poems. When printing a surimono, thicker paper, blind printing and metal pigments, such as copper and silver powder, were often used. The prints were often commissioned by poets and given as exclusive gifts to friends and relations. Subject: what: crustaceans: crab. Credit line: donation from mr j. P. Filedt kok, amsterdam. Acquisition: donation 1986. Date: circa 1827.
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